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Middlesbrough: Area, History and Background

Riding are well acquainted with the United Kingdom, its cities and towns.

Below is some historic, cultural and background information about the area of Middlesbrough in the United Kingdom.

  • Middlesbrough is a town in the Tees Valley conurbation of North East England.
  • It sits within the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire.
  • Middlesbrough is the largest and most populous settlement within the Borough of Middlesbrough.
  • Historically part of the North Riding of Yorkshire, in 1968 it became the centre of the County Borough of Teesside.
  • In 1996 Cleveland was abolished, and Middlesbrough became a unitary authority, within the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire.
  • It is different from the other districts on Teesside, as the borough is almost entirely urbanised, thus making it the largest town in terms of area.
  • The areas of Eston, Grangetown, Normanby, Ormesby, and South Bank in the neighbouring borough of Redcar and Cleveland, are also part of Middlesbrough.
  • It is situated on the south bank of the River Tees.
  • Middlesbrough is a few miles from the edge of the North York Moors National Park.
  • It is the UK's third largest port.
  • The Bell brothers opened their great ironworks on the banks of the Tees in 1853.
  • It was incorporated as a municipal borough in 1853.
  • Middlesbrough gained a "twin" in 1890 when the town of Middlesborough, Kentucky was incorporated in the United States.
  • It was named after its English namesake due to the discovery of ironstone deposits in the region.
  • Middlesbrough is twinned with Oberhausen in Germany, Masvingo in Zimbabwe and Dunkerque ('Dunkirk' in English) in France.